Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Eastern Asia

Eastern Asia: Milk, Total — Milk Animals was 88.82 million An in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
88.82 million An
Change on year
down 7.3%
Rank
10th
of 33 groups
All-time high
98.63 million An
in 2022
All-time low
17.44 million An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Eastern Asia, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.

Analysis

The most recent figure for milk, total — milk animals in Eastern Asia is 88.82 million An, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 7.3% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, milk, total — milk animals in Eastern Asia peaked at 98.63 million An in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.44 million An, in 1961.

That places Eastern Asia 10th out of 33 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 18.93 million An 17.44 million An 20.27 million An 9
1970s 22.29 million An 20.81 million An 24.20 million An 10
1980s 27.33 million An 24.70 million An 30.48 million An 10
1990s 40.84 million An 32.55 million An 52.18 million An 10
2000s 63.38 million An 55.31 million An 74.19 million An 10
2010s 82.03 million An 77.53 million An 86.97 million An 10
2020s 92.91 million An 88.82 million An 98.63 million An 5

Countries ranked near Eastern Asia

  1. 7 USSR 44.65 million An compare
  2. 8 Pakistan 43.14 million An compare
  3. 9 Türkiye 30.30 million An compare
  4. 10 Algeria 24.14 million An compare
  5. 11 South Sudan 22.62 million An compare
  6. 12 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 21.17 million An compare
  7. 13 Bangladesh 20.14 million An compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is milk, total — milk animals in Eastern Asia?
Milk, total — milk animals in Eastern Asia was 88.82 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest milk, total — milk animals recorded in Eastern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 98.63 million An in 2022.
What is the lowest milk, total — milk animals recorded in Eastern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 17.44 million An in 1961.
How does Eastern Asia rank for milk, total — milk animals?
Eastern Asia ranks 10th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
Is milk, total — milk animals rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Eastern Asia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Milk, Total — Milk Animals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Milk, Total — Milk Animals
Unit
An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
232 places, 13,445 data points, 1961–2024
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.